he has pled not guilty and is awaiting trial for sexual exploitation of children. in addition, bixby served a prior prison sentence in indiana on convictions for sexual misconduct with a minor and child exploitation. i don t know how word got to the unit for it. i woke up at lunch, and everybody had known about it before the news got out or anything, so. as word of glidden s death spreads through the jail, the inmate rumor mill begins to crank up. i knew he went to court, he ain t like the news he heard. they said he came back, he hung himself. he hanged himself and his roommate just sit and let him hang himself. how did you hear that? a dude that say he been in the room with them. said the roommate let him do it. you think, damn, who was his roommate? you know what i m saying? watch him hang himself. they said that he was stabbed with his spoon in the heart. i guess with enough pressure
now the relationship between another pair of cellmates is under close scrutiny from jail officials. 24 hours earlier, matthew glidden was discovered dead in his bunk. his cellmate, michael bixby, is being questioned by authorities. inmate bixby is in lockdown. i will not allow him to be roomed with anybody else at this point in time to ensure the safety of all the inmates in the facility. thomas dempsey used to share a cell with glidden and he suspects foul play. another thing that made me a little skeptical is when he was in the room with me, he couldn t stand the wool blankets. matthew couldn t stand the wool blankets at all. that morning he was underneath the wool blanket. at the time of his death, glidden was awaiting trial on charges of sexual misconduct with a minor. accused sex offenders are often targets for violence. his cellmate, michael bixby, is also charged with sex offenses. he has pled not guilty and is awaiting trial for sexual
charged with playing a role in his death. inmate bixby has been charged with assisted suicide. the investigation is ongoing by the south carolina law enforcement division. as far as assisted suicide never happened before, so this is all new to us. according to court documents, bixby admitted strangling glidden but said he did so at glidden s request. though any baepg any participation is against state law. could get tone 15 years. big boxly who is awaiting trial on sexual exploitation of children, is awaiting a bond hearing on the new charge. it is conducted through a video link to the courthouse where matthew glidden s mother, sharon glidden, is in attendance. all rise. you may please be seated. i am ready for michael bixby. sharon does not believe her son wanted to die. you know, if he had really, really planned there, we thought he would have tried to say good-bye a better way.
he has pled not guilty and is awaiting trial for sexual exploitation of children. in addition, bixby served a prior sentence in indiana on allegations of sexual misconduct with a minor and child ecoexploitation. i don t know how word got to the unit for it. i woke up at lunch, and everybody had known about it before the news got out or anything, so. as word of glidden s death spreads, the inmate rumor mill begins to crank up. i knew he went to court, he ain t like the news he heard. he hanged himself. his roommate said he hung himself. how did you hear that? a dude in the room with him. said the roommate let him do it. you think, damn, who was his roommate? you know what i m saying you watch yourself. said that he was stabbed with his spoon in the heart. i guess with enough fresh can
coming and going, blue-collar oaktown has become a hot spot for a different sort of trade. human trafficking. arrest teams. two girls westbound. oakland, california has unfortunately been identified by the fbi as a hub for human trafficking and specifically the sexual exploitation of children. sergeant holly joshi is part of the oakland police department s human trafficking task force. the fact that we ve been identified by the fbi as a hub is very disturbing to all of us in this city. and even though we do have budget challenges, we have made it a priority to, you know, get out there and run these operations on a weekly basis. we just kind of combine resources to get by. sergeant jim saleda is a veteran cop with some 20 years working the streets of oakland. every major city has a place where the girls can be found. in oakland many of the girls can be found here, on a desperate two-mile stretch of international boulevard known simply as the track.